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Black men and boys will continue to face violence and injustice for simply existing. We Refuse to Be Silent brings together 35 accomplished women writers to reckon with this tradition of carnage. Are you listening? angelapdodson hubs.ly/Q02qD4b80

Police raided the peaceful protest at USC and have begun to violently detain protesters.

Wrapping up my first shift as an EJP faculty support for the Northwestern Gaza Solidarity encampment. An exciting day, and I’ve never felt more connected with my students. Heading home before my shift tomorrow, but first, let me share some things about the camp.

Upcoming events ALERT - from our annual #NYCBookAwards and our current #exhibition to a #booktalk on #EllaFitzgerald with Diane Richards of the harlemwritersguild - Sat, 5/11 @ 2 PM Eastern. Many are OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. buff.ly/485xkwd #librarylife

The University of Pennsylvania encampment has set up a Refaat Alareer memorial library

“We must understand our power but we must also understand our adversary…This fight has just begun” - Marc Morial ✊🏾 #FreedomToLearn #FreedomSummer2024

“I do question how much the university administration understands the concept of free speech,” says USC journalism professor Afua Hirsch. “The point of free speech is that people have the right to say things that you might find uncomfortable or inconvenient,” she tells me.

This is important coverage by the Columbia Daily Spectator staff for New York Magazine nymag.com/intelligencer/…

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Healing trauma in the Black community is often caught between either seeking professional mental health services or relying on faith leaders in the Black church. Dr. Thema, 2023 President American Psychological Association, joined SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026) to discuss her new book: "Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to

The Temptations (gold jackets), The Miracles (red jackets), Stevie Wonder (blue jacket), Smokey Robinson (black Jacket), Martha and the Vandellas (lavender dresses), and The Supremes (black dresses) - 1965

Signed copies (by yours truly!) of my The New York Times best-seller LEGACY: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine 👩🏾‍⚕️🩺 are available indefinitely if you order from Black woman-owned Café con Libros! I love coming in to sign copies for you all! Link: cafeconlibrosbk.com/product-page/l…

Dubai launched the first #ParticipatoryAI platform aimed at reimagining the city’s future through social imagination and public engagement. It marks a significant step towards collectively generated and shifting stakeholders’ roles from commentators to peacemakers.

Acclaimed composer, conductor Samuel Coleridge-Taylor performed at the 1st Pan-African Conference in London in 1900. He was the British-born son of physician Daniel Taylor of Sierra Leone descended from African American slaves who'd freed themselves during the American Revolution

Deadline extended‼️ CFP submissions are now due August 15!👉 bit.ly/cfp-harper-200 As part of its year-long #Harper200 celebration, #DigBlk, joined by Penn State Africana Research Center, will convene an in-person symposium on the week of Harper's 200th birthday, September 19-21, 2025.

Join @nrookie at Harvard Book Store on July 24th for a discussion of her brilliant biography of Mary McLeod Bethune. Details here: harvard.com/event/noliwe_r…

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A few books I recommend for Black August